Comments on: Science experiments and projects that will have you walking on eggshells…

By: sunshine

sunshine — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:06:52 +0000

According to Dr. Yukinori Yoshimura who is an expert on reproduction of birds, you are correct. Click on his link for more information for your experiment.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:06 +0000

According to my understanding and experience, eggs become water permeable when boiled, i.e., micro-fissures are created in the shell.

Whether I’m correct about this or not, your experiment would technically only answer the question of whether boiled egg shells are water permeable. A possible experiment to determine whether unboiled egg shells are permeable would be to soak uncooked eggs in water with food coloring for a few days, then crack them open.

By: Terry@ Medical White Coat

Terry@ Medical White Coat — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:16:42 +0000

I’m a grown man and I have no idea I could have had done this when I was a kid.

I would certainly pass this along to my little cousins starting out in school. Maybe they can put this to good use and it could awaken in them a strong love for science.